Packing house bench



Aug. 29, 1933. H. T. HALLOWELL PACKING HOUSE BENCH 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 5,-1932 Aug. 29, 1933- H. T. HALLOWELL PACKING HOUSE BENCH Filed Feb. 3, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Zw erazi'. 5

' Aug. 29, 1933. H. T. HALLOWELL- r 1,924,989

PACKING HOUSE BENCH Filed Feb. 3, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Aug. 29, 1933 PACKING HOUSE BENCH Howard T. Hallowell, Jenkintown, Pa., assignor to Standard Pressed Steel 00., Jenkintown, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application February 3,

4 Claims.

My invention relates to certain improvements in benches used in packing-houses, and the object of the invention is to so construct the bench that no rivets or bolts are exposed at the top surface of the bench, which would form projections or recesses in which blood or foreign matter would accumulate.

The invention also relates to certain improvements in the supporting structure for the bench.

Slaughterhouses are very rigidly inspected, and any bench which has crevices or projections in which foreign matter would accumulate is condemned. These tables must be washed constantly as they should be clean at all times.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a slaughterhouse bench, having a central metallic section and two cutting sections of wood;

Fig. 2 is an end View of the bench;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of one end of the bench, the top portion being omitted;

Fig. l is a longitudinal section on the line 4-4, Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one end of the metallic top section of the bench;

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of an upper angle bar of one of the legs;

Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of one of the vertical posts of the legs;

Fig. 8 is a detached perspective view of one of the intermediate supports forming a part of the middle leg;

Fig. 9 is a detached perspective view of one I of the longitudinal braces; V

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a bench having a single cutting section;

Fig. 11 is a transverse sectional view of the bench shown in Fig. 10; and

Fig. 12 is a detached perspective View of the upper angle bar of the leg shown in Fig. 11.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the top of the bench, made in three sections in the present in.- stance, the central section 2 being a metallic :7 section. The sections 3-3 are preferably of wood and are the cutting sections of the bench. 4 are the end legs of the bench, consisting of vertical tubular posts 5, a lower cross brace 6 and an upper angle bar '7, which supports the top sections 2 and 3 of the bench.

The angle bar 7 is made as shown in Fig. 6 and has a central vertical member 8, to which the metallic section 2 is secured, and horizontal sections 9 at each end, upon which rest the wooden sections 33. wooden sections in place and allow for their In order to retain the 1932. Serial No. 590,737

ready removal for cleansing purposes, each end of the bar '7 is turned up at .10 to form a flange which holds the wooden sections firmly against the metallic section 2, and in order to prevent the wooden section moving longitudinally, lips 0 11 are welded to the metallic section and 9X? tend at each end of the 'wooden section, holding them against longitudinal movement. The metallic central section 2 of the top has a turneddown flange 20 at each end, which is riveted to the upstanding member 8 of the bar 7. These rivets are preferably flush and are below the top of the bench so that the top can be thoroughly cleaned.

The metallic top section 2 has a flange 21 at each side as shown in Fig.5 and are spaced from the end flange 20 to allow the end flanges to fit neatly over the portion 8 of the angle bars at each end of the bench. The side flanges 21 act to reinforce the top section 2 and stifien the entire structure.

Where the table is of considerable length, as in Fig. 1, intermediate legs 12 are used, which are similar in construction to the legs 4, with the exception that the top angle bar 13 is a simple angle member having upturned portions 14 forming flanges which hold the central portion of each wooden section of the table in position. Upright members 15 of the several legs connect the brace 6 with the top angle bars, and longitudinal braces 16 extend from these vertical members 15 and are rigidly secured thereto. In the present instance perforated plates 1'! are weldedto the upright members 15 of the legs and the longitudinal braces 16 have plates 18 welded thereto, which are riveted to the plates 1'7, making a very rigid construction.

In Figs. 10, 11 and 12 I have illustrated a bench having a single cutting section 3a and a metallic section 2a, which is riveted to the transverse bar 7 of the end legs, and in this instance a vertical splash plate 19 is used, having end members 22. The splashplate 19 in the present instance is made separate from the metallic section 2 of the top, and the plate as well as the end members thereof are flanged and welded to the top section 2, but in some instances they may form an integral part of the top section. The legs of the bench shown in Fig. 10 are connected by braces 16a at the rear only.

By the above construction it will be seen that the bench can be made very substantial, as the metallic members 2 or 2a are rigidly connected to the legs of the bench and with the longitudinal braces make a very rigid construction, and the cutting sections which are preferably of wood, are firmly held in position against the metallic section 2, so that there is no movement of these cutting sections when in use, but when it is desired to cleanse the bench the cutting sections 3 or 3a can be readily detached, and all parts of the metallic section can be thoroughly cleansed.

I claim:

1. The combination in a packing house bench, of legs; means for bracing the legs, each leg having a top angle bar, said bar having a vertical member and a horizontal member; a longitudinal metallic plate secured to the vertical member of the angle bar and forming a portion of the top of the bench, the plate having flanges at its ends secured to the top angle bars of the legs; and a removable cutting section mounted on the horizontal portion of the angle bars. a

2. The combination in a packing-house bench, of legs, each leg having a transverse top bar, the bar having a vertical central projecting section and two horizontal sections, one at each side of the central section; upwardly projecting flanges at the ends of the bar and lugs projecting from the horizontal portion of the bar between the vertical member and the flanges; a longitudinal metallic section flanged at each end, the flanges being secured to the vertical sections of the cross bars; and detachable cutting sections forming with the metallic section the top of the bench, said detachable section being held in place against the metallic section by the end flanges oi the bars and against longitudinal movement by the lugs of the bars.

3. The combination in a packing-house bench, of a metallic frame consisting of legs having upper transverse bars, each bar having a vertica member; a metallic top section flanged at each end and at each side, the side flanges being spaced from the end flanges to allow the end flanges to fit over the vertical members of the transverse bars, said bars being extended to form a support; and a wooden top section mounted on the support at one side of the metallic top section.

4. The combination in a bench, of a top section; legs supporting the section, each leg consisting of posts and upper cross bars; cross-braces connecting the posts; vertical members extending from the cross-braces to the upper cross bar, each vertical member having a plate welded thereto and a longitudinal brace between the legs and having a plate welded to each end thereof; and means for securing the plate of the braces to the plates of the vertical members.

HOWARD T. HALLOWELL. 

